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The Doorway to Hell is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Lew Ayres and James Cagney in his second film role. The film was based on the story A Handful of Clouds, written by Rowland Brown. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre-Code films.
The Doorway to Hell: Directed by Archie Mayo. With Lew Ayres, Dorothy Mathews, Leon Janney, Robert Elliott. Despite his efforts to go straight, a young gangster keeps falling back into crime.
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- Crime, Drama
- Archie Mayo
- 1930-10-18
The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, or, officially, the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan.
Doorway to Hell, The - (Original Trailer) Despite his efforts to go straight, a young gangster keeps falling back into crime in The Doorway to Hell (1930) with Lew Ayres.
- Archie Mayo
- Lew Ayres
A Manhattan bootlegger (Lew Ayres) courts a woman (Dorothy Mathews) who has been flirting with his right-hand man (James Cagney).
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- Archie Mayo
- Crime, Drama
- Lew Ayres
Apr 21, 2012 · The Doorway to Hell is no static early talkie. It is driven by action punctuated by violence as well as dynamic acting from a cast of mostly unfamiliar faces though headed by a breakout 21-year-old star in Lew Ayres.
WIth the success of his leadership, Louie prospers, marries Doris and retires to Florida to write his autobiography and play golf. In his absence the gang warfare flares, but he does not return as he wants to give a respectable image of life to his wife, younger brother and his Florida neighbors.
